1. Why We Were Involved in Vietnam?
Geneva Accords & South Vietnam established (1954) …
Domino Theory …
South Vietnam had an inept government …
President Johnson’s
willingness …

2. Willing to Sacrifice the “Great Society”
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Volunteers in Service to America (1965)
Social Security Act of 1965
Medicare
Medicaid
Higher Education Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965

3. 1968 Presidential Election

4. Battle of “Hamburger Hill”
Battle May 10-20, 1969 against “PAVN.”
Heavy losses, little strategic value, and quickly abandoned

5. Anti-War Protests
Protests erupted on college campuses and in major cities.
More than 700 colleges experienced protest activity